THE EX-PRESIDENT: The End of a Painful Transition

There will be a small farewell
party at San Clemente this week, probably a mixture of tears and forced
gaiety. The six-month period of federally subsidized transition is
ending for former President Richard Nixon on Feb. 9, and with it a
fleet of Government cars, caretakers, telephone operators, and the
salaries for much of his staff. He will now have to get along on his
$60,000 annual pension, plus $200,000 a year to operate an office, and
whatever he can earn by writing about his unique career in politics.
Nixon has received...